WIMBLEDON, England: The All England Club is appealing a fine levied by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) women's professional tennis tour for banning Russian and Belarusian players from tournaments in Britain because of the war in Ukraine.

The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) — the British federation for the sport — also is expected to appeal a financial penalty imposed by the WTA after no players from Russia or Belarus were allowed to take part in the grass court tuneup events last month in Eastbourne, Nottingham and Birmingham.

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